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ENctS for ERriiicrS.

Mixed farming Is most useful in keeping up
the soil to degree of fertility. The special.
Ties engaged in should be In keeping with the
soil and conditions Of the farm.
Rotation in crops Is, the snrest and safest
plan in farming, and when one or two years
of pasture shall be included in the rotation
the benefits will he still greater.
1t Is said that if eggs are packed with the
small end downward, and in layers. without
touching each other with plenty Of wheat or
corn as packing material, they will keep for
Matching purposes for two months.
Eastern dairy men have found H. good
plan TO feed fresh SKINNED milk and butter
milk together to the COWS. This is considered
II profitable way Of utilizing the skinned
milk, only to render it effective; the SKIM
med milk must not he too cold.
4 box kept we'll supplied with ashes, In
which charcoal is found, should be within
reach Of hogs all the time at this season Of
the, year. Like all gross feeders they are apt
and the coal and ashes correct this.
The more important point In making pigs
profitable Is to make them useful: TO linn
tied extent this Is done by making pig u
scavenger for the removal OF refuse that
would otherwise become even more offensive
than when 1t passes through the pig.
Men say the seasons have changed, that we
have more frequent and more sure droughts
than we had forty years ago. Yes. TO be sure.
But we have about three feet of rainfall an
nually, and are too stupid to save 1t as we
might, and save our crops as well.
If the pigs have not already the run OF the
orchard, turn them in. for the benefit of both.
The windfallS will furnish welcome growing
food to the young animals and the orchard
will no helped by the destruction of Insects as
well rs by the manuring II will get.
Remember that the greatest enemy plant
can have Is another plant OF the same kind
growing by It's side, as both feed on the same
material. Remove the weaker OF the plants
and leave the stronger One good plant will
yield more than two plants under unfavora-
BILE conditions.
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rho Homestead.

Periodically opposition to the homestead
exemption is proclaimed in the newspapers.
But the opposition Is more seeming than real
Our observation leads us to the belief that the
opposition comes chiefly from the legal pro-
fession. Whether this be true or not, the
homestead Is q fixture in our constitution,
and it is in accord with the principles of this
government. Every State in the Union has
homestead law, and it is not likely that the
people OF South Carolina arc going to vote for
the repeal of the law which Is beneficent and
humane in its purposes
The vast majority Of the people of this State
own less than the homestead, over and above
their Indebtedness, and until they become
Simpletons and ingrates to their families we
do not expect them 10 vote away their home
steadS, for the benefit of lawyers and
Court officers, with tho contingent possibility
that some of their money may finally reach
their creditors. The costs and fees of turning
n family out of doors and selling the home
stead would consume large per cent of the
sale bill, and this may be one reason that
there are always persons ready to repeal the
law which shelters the poor mans family.
If our law makers and politicians would
look after the Interests OF the poor. they
would do good deed. The laws now seem to
favor the rich in too many instances. If the
safeguard which now protects the poor
family is removed, they would be thrown out
of doors. the lawyers and Court officers would
have q good time In performing the heartless
Job, while the creditors would get little OF
nothing.
We are inclined to the belief that the legal
profession are more anxious to have the
homestead law repealed than are the creditor
class. We do not recollect to have heard q
single creditor urging the repeal of the low.
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cast us into this gulf OF dark despair unless
we pause and rctracc our steps.
In answer 10 this we would reply, that we
"may have started on tho descending road,
"and time, with the wild carccrlng OF dema-
.sgoguism and improvdent legislation, may
"sooner or later cast us into this gulf OF dark
",lespair," but the Judge has not shown or at
tcmptcd to show wherein the life tenure of
Judges would remedy the evils Of which he
spealls. Even If the tenure were for the life
of the Judge and with the office to descend TO
his son, and on down the line indefinitely.
this would not prevent picked juries from
rendering verdicts Of acquittal for their
friends.
The learned Judge may rest his soul in pa
ticncc, the people Of South Carolina are moi
going to 20 backward in the life tenure busi-
ness. The welfare OF the country demands
that new life and new vitality should be put
upon tho Bench to-day, and when legislators
learn to do their duty to the people, they will
vote for the best man for the office, without
reference to the question as to whether he Is
at tie time on the Bench or OIL oi IT, Inc
idea "once a judge, always judge IS rs pre-
posterous as would he the idea, "once COVER
nor, always Il governor
No. Judge, the people of South Carolina are
not going to re-cnact the life tenure act
Judges who are deemed worthy may be re-
elected every four years. Others should not
complain il better men take their places
We take it for granted the people are not
ready to vote away their rights, and we be-
lieve they want no masters with "nothing to
control them but God and their conscience"
The voice of the people is good corrective
for official conscience, and will stimulate the
officer to appeal to that Higher Power 1or
guidance in the path of right and duty.
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The Chronicle I'm New Quarters, New
Hopes, New Heart.
Etigefeid CHronicl,

AS forcshadOwed last week, we arc now in
new quarters. high, airy, clean, comfortable,
beautiful. We have hccn conducting the
Chronicle now for about thirteen months, and
our success has been fair enough to give us
new hopes and new heart. As regards news
paper work, our hands are clean, and our con-
science lis clean We work fer meat and bread
and slim raiment but rs God has hecn our
Helper in the past, and will he our Helper in
the future, we would ScOrn to work for meat
and bread and raimcnt alone. No, when our
head and heart and hand can no longer strive
for the welfare of our beloved State and coun-
ty, for the good OF our fellow man. for the
honor and glory OF our God. then let them be
ut once and forever stilcd. Whra we win
bread and meat and raimcnt and EDUCATION
for ourself and those near to us, we strive TO
give something In return. 1t may sound ego
tistical, but in the past we do not think we
have utterly failed. In the future we shall
work and pray 10 reach Il yet higher mark.
We beg our friends in all SECTIONS to come and
see us in our new quarters. Our doors ana
our heart will ever open at their slightest Sc
same.
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Why Does The e. e. G. Road Work.
Against AbbcvilIe?

We ask the attention Of the Railroad au
thoriticS and all fair minded men to the hard.
ship which the railroad authorities have been
for six months and are now daily infiicting
on the travelling public and the business
Interests Of this town.
In the first place, passcn gers are required to
leave Abbeville at 1855. Going on slow
train, passengers have IS minutes to wait al
Hodges for the train going to Columbia. Re
turning from Columbia, the Abbeville train
is kept standing at Hodges for twenty min
utcS after the departure Of the Grcenville
bound train. The Abbeville train by this de
lay and n snail-pace schedule, reaches Able
vile at 4:25. The trains on the main line
reaches Anderson at 4:5O. only twenty five
minutes later than 1t arrives at Abbeville.
There is neither reason nor common sen sc
in the cXaction which Is made of passengers
coming to Abbevlle or going abroad, and II is
TO be hoped that if the removal OF Mr.. Tai.
cott shall relieve us Of this discrimination
that he may soon find better place. and q
more amiable people upon whom to practice
his methods.
As n further evidence that Ahbcville is un.
kindly dealt with by the railroad we would
cite the fact that the Anderson train now, In
stead of lying over at Belton as heretofore
runs daily to Greenvile, giving the people
double accommodations. The Laurens train
now runs to Columbia and returns the same
day. Increased facilities. Abbevillo gets
nothing additional, asks nothing except to be
dealt with proper consideration and fail
schedule.
We have nothing against Mr.. Talcott per-
Sonally, and say nothing i'll of him personally
but ii is his official acts Of which we complain
If he will cease to charge country printers
three or four times as much as he charges city
editors for the same class Of tclegrnms, and i
he will run the Abbevile train within the
limit OF reason, fairness, common sense, ol
business principles. the people OF Able
vile will be satisfied, hut they protest against
systems which arc unjust, unfair, and damas
ing to the business interest of the town.
Justice and fair dealing is all that
the people OF Abbevilc want. If Mr.. Talcott
will give us that Abbcville will stand by him
every time, and until the last day.
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the county where live. It so happens that
| the only connection have had with the ques-
ton OF wet or dry ticket was Professionally as
lawyer when was sen, empiloyed 10 e1 cnte oy ahe or
was contested election, ana the result WAS
| In favor of the dry ticket"
"Dr. hawthorne says that In your parallel
columns you removed quotation marks wnich
appeared in the speech when first printed.
| az can state this most emphatlcaily; tne
public may look In my first letter anu IN my
tracts. therein made with DR.. Hawthornes
printed address In the Chronicle and they Will
| lind not single sentence garbled. nor q sin
gle quotation mark omitted On the contTnry
| they will find, on close inspection, that
where in the prin ted speech there was an ini-
| tial quotation mark. but the final quotation
mark was lacking, I supplied the lacking quo
tatiOn mark"
"Dr. Haw thorne says that he gave general
ack ow edgment OF his Indebtedness at the
beginning of his argument?"
| 81 can say as to that, / rather think that Dr.
Hawthorne is indebted to the kindness Of the
augusta Chronicle for suggesting that ne haa
given O general acknowledgment. but simply
rs one fact namely: the rate OF emigratI0n. @ Ion
servative thinkers on this continent has SAID,
etc.
state that he was indebted to n distinRuished
gentleman who had made special study or
| the subject"
"Of course as to that know nothing. did
not hear his address,. but amongst the numer-
ouse members OF his audience IN Augusta
whom have since met, have failed 70 meet
one who remembers his pausing to make any
such ack acknowledgement"
| "Dr. Hawthorne says that when he changed
and omitted quotations he had condensed the
substance Of whole pages into a few sentences,
and he knew no law which required him to
use quotation marks there"
| "That was not included In the extracts
printed in my letter"
"You may say this have done with the
controversy so far rs am concerned, and II
would be we'll for all concerned, and for the
public, that 1t would close; and perhaps the
best conclusion of the whole matter would be
for DR.. Hawthorne or his friends to reprint
from the Chronicle OF the 9th OF July h1t
literatim ct punctuatlm. Let them print.
also. the extracts which appeared In my first
letter. Print them without note or comment,
let the public Judge, and l will be satisfied.
Isn't that fair? There is no use Of argument
Mt all,"
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,jtlnufu ,TONJuui.

Hon. w. &. Bcnet spent Tuesday in Atlanta.
The Journal man asked:
"How came you first 10 print communica-
tion on Dr.. Hnwthorne's speech?"
My first letter WAS called forth by his bit.
ter and unjust attack upon foreigners, OF
whom am not ashamed to be one. AS
have said before prohibition had nothing TO
do with the matter, and has nothing TO do
with IT, now, except in so far us DR.. Haw-
thornc desires to create sympathy for him.
SELF ond prejudice against me. AS to my op.
posing prohibition. or as lie says, every tem-
perance measure that has been brought for
ward In South Carolina since / came there
there has never been any occasion for my
taking one side or the other. Prohibition has
never been nude State question, and it has
never become a county question In Abbeyllle,
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THE G., Z. AND W. ROAD.
Sewer County Votes $4,000 to the
Road.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn, Sept. l9.-Sevler coun.
ty. Tennessee, voted on the appropriation
last Saturday of $4,000 to the Carolina, Knox
VILE and Western road. The county Is 80 re.
mote from railroad and telegraph facilities
that the returns were only this afternoon re-
ceivcd.
The vote Is 2,30i for the railroad end 133
against the railroad, which Is big victory
for the railroad people. The County Court OF
this county will submit proposition to the
people at q special meeting tomorrow to
aid the road by 100000 subscription TO the
stock. There Is no doubt but that the prop
osition will carry.
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We acknowl ledge from the Ne,Os and Courier
a pamphlet copy of the Trade Review OF
Charleston. 1t Is an interesting book, and we
only wish that the up-country and the city
by the sea were more closely united in profit
able commercial intercourse. Charleston be-
ing within our own borders 1t would seem
natural that there should be kindly feeling
between u.s. and 1t would also seem that Char
lesion should give the up-country at least as
good treatment ms we can get elsewhere.
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Artificial LinlbS.

COLUMBIA, s. c., 18th September, 1857.
DR.. f. +. Gary:
DEAR SIR-The Comptroller General d.
rects me to say he will be In Abbcville
will take Applications for value artificial
limbs' and pass report them.
Yours truly, r.. B. BARKER,
Secretary Board Art Limbs.
The Somerset reporter., 1887-03-30
COUNTY CLIPPINGS.

~ u c,.o,i,, Lo.. .,,I1 on, III. interest
in the East Dover Mill and has removed
torty-one marriage licenses were in sued
in Pittsilcld last year, which beats the
record in that town.
n, tho dov horore tl,. trioI Of N. caeo
Sonhie a UoInns town If unrrnr for
stnnn do,nage nn account nf an occi,Inrt
causcd hv n dnfrct in the road the nIoin.
tiT dncidnd ia Withdraw ,hc snit ON nav.
mont of 500 hv ,hrtown
The Somerset reporter., 1887-03-30
Citizens Meeting.

Tuesday evening large number OF
citizens met Mr.. w. &. S. Kcene at Hotel
Heselton, and after an Informal inter
change of views, Hon a. r. Bixby was
called to the chair, +. p Mayo Esq,
made secretary and on motion of +. +.
Fairbrother, a committee consisting OF Il.
f. Fairbrothcr, A. G.. Blunt, Isaac Dyer,
f. n. Merrill, W. q. S. kcene and }. q.
Smith were appointed committee to re-
port an organization and committees LOT
certain specified purposes.
This committee retired and subsequent =
~ reported az Committee on Railroad
matters A. X. Bixby, II. S. Steward, w.
H. Wildes, A. G. Blunt, Llewellyn Nor
rill, f. +. Fairbrothcr, L. N. Merrill, Geo.
ID. Arnold, X. l.. Mitchell.
Committee on Manufacturing Lewis
ton, G. NJ. Brainard, Chas. NJ. Marston,
l. C. Emery, n. c. Kendall. j. o. Smith.
A. r. Bixby, President, and ]. o Smith,
Secretary. On motion Of G. b. Stafford,
Lewis Anderson, o. X. Bachelor c. A,
Ross, NJ T Poolcr, II. S. Steward, W.
II. Wildcs, n. c. Kendall, William Tuck
er, f. +. Fairbrothcr, Col |. Dyer, C. A
Marston, l.. L. Morrison, +. B. IIesclton
W. b. Snow, DIR. S. A. Patten, l.. L. Wal
ton, X. J.. Mitchell b. +. Eaton, were APP
pointed a committee TO formulate con
stitution and code of bylaws for an or
ganiZation OF board of trade and to re-
port the result at some future meeting.
The meeting was large and enthusiasts
tic one, and must be beneficial to the
town
The Somerset reporter., 1887-03-30
Railroad M alters,

Mr.. w. &. S. Kecnc came to Skowhcgar
Stewart the engineer who has been look.
ing over the proposed railroad route, be.
tween here and Moose River for the past
two weeks. Mr.. Stewart returned from
Moose River Saturday afternoon having
thoroughly reconnoitered the country be-
tween The Forks and Moose River, and
on Monday and Tuesday occupied his
time in looking over the different routs
through the town of Madison toward
Scion. Yesterday for the first time he
went up east of Madison Pond and
through via, the Twelve Corners bearing
west from that pond toward the river.
He found no difficulty in this route. Mr.,
Stewart returns to Montreal, and Mr..
keene to Portland by special train to-day
noon.
The survey Of the route is to be enter
ed upon as soon os the snow leaves the
ground.
This road is to be called the Boston and
Quebec Air Line, and is to be built from
this town to Quebec connecting with the
Canadian Pacific at Moose River. Hon.
j. X. woodward is now in England rails
ing funds to build that part of the road,
north of the c. 7. road. The Maine Cen
trail road stands ready TO lease and operate
the road as soon as completed and some
Of their best men are reported to say that |
the 30 miles, Skowhegan to Moose River
will be the best paying section of road in
Maine. The Mcgantic road is to be
pushed vigorously. The iron is to be laid (
to Moose River by July 4th and to Mat
by Christmas.
The Somerset reporter., 1887-03-30
An Equity Case.

BILL flIIp AND EffrRN DAA llxEU.
The Executors Of the will Of The late
Ex-Governor Abuer Coburn have petit
TONED 'p TIE supreme Judicial Court -c'-
ting fourth that grave and important
questions Aase arisen. a 10 the eonstrue-
ton and ei'eet Of said will aud eadicil-
AMI the dutie- and liabilities Of yaur ora
tor. ID, ~He.l Executors. and that >amc of
tae He.r~ A. iaW Of said Abncr Coharu ON
fAe tsycutf.fr~t day Of February. \ u.
- through their eanu sci Honorable
y u stewart addressed "a your orators
A letter Directing - the payment Of
Sein. Of saia lcgacies. by your orators.
Tls said several Icgafees claim the lcga-
cie- A. provided in the several items Of
tie will The said Wayland Seminary at
Washington D. G. referred 10 in items
flge ami ~ Of said VIII. il an uncorpora-
ted association; and the title. manage
meut and control Of the same i vested
in said American Baptist Home Mission
society which corporation claims that
the Hfty thousand dollars bcqueathed in
Item -iX of said VIII 10 said Nayland
Seminary. should be- paid 10 said Amcrl-
can Baptist Home Mission Society The
heir AT law OF the said Abucr Cuburn, OF
part of them. claim A. stated IN the let
ter Of Mr. Stewart. Tie following prop
ositilu- arr involved in The controversies
which base arisen -
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in,,- n ,rr.t which a rnurt Of Chanccr,
ra3,,,ot nnforr, hnranse TOO indefinite Of
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l.. tho hon,,n.t in itn,n fop,tacn +,
tbe Trustees of Rloomtleld Academy val
ia or yoia a. crnatinp - trust winch ,
court Of CLarccrv cannot enforce lac
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The Somerset reporter., 1887-03-30


l should do, thus stranded in tie desert / in
stinctiyely took from my pocket plug of Happy
Thought chewing tobacco had brought with me
from America, and bit Oft a regulation chew. In
replacing it beneath the folds of my garment 1t
accidentally fell to the ground, near the camelt
head. With the customai presence of mind of all
camels for eating upon the slightest provocaion,
that animal Immediately swallowed the entire
plug. OF course | expected he would be sick, and
possibly die. Judge then my surprise at noting at
once wonderful change for the better in his ap-
pesrance, and directly lie Strengthened his lis
located leg the hip joint flew into place with a
snap like jack-knie. He rose to his feet kneeed
for me to mount, which l quickly did, and away
we flew across the dreary sands to my destination.
After that always gave my camel a good chew Of
tobacco before starting on journey with him. and
astonished my friends at the Tapidlty of the
animals pace. The brand used, by the way, was
Happy Thought wave line plug, made by the
Wilson g. McCallay Tobacco Co., of Middletown,
Ohio. That is the purest and best, being free from
sticks and stems, and always possesses the moisture
SO essential to good chewing tobacco. None other
fills the bill like Happy Thought Try It once
yourself. and you'll agree with me-" All grocers
The Somerset reporter., 1887-03-30

The ireland government question Is be
fore the House of Commons Gladstone
made a very ahe and lengthy speech Sat
urday and prophesied months debate
During the last week the debate has been
earnest and impassioned. Chamberlain :
course upon the irish land measure is not
fully known yet
The Somerset reporter., 1887-03-30

Railroad passes have got to 20. Rail
road officials are glad of an excuse and
are prompt in invoking the provisions OF
the Interstate Commerce bill TO notify
those who have enjoyed free passes that
they must surrender them after April LIST.
This is right. The free pass system be-
sides being nuisance is an injustice to
the passengers who have to be taxed a
high tariff to pay for dead heads.
The Somerset reporter., 1887-03-30

REAL ESTATE TRANsFERs-The follow
ing are the real estate transfers which
have been recorded in this county the
past week.
Cornville-Alonzo Burnham to Chas.
G. Doe. $3.50.
Madison-Amasa Gregory to Helen NJ.
Bennett. $50.
Neutrality-suspicious. L Chlles to Mat
tie A. LawtOn. 5000
Lkowhegan-Richard W. Brown to
Frand B Heselton. 5000.
William II. Crawford to Chas.
E. Carr. $500. Henry d. Lowell to
Francis Lowell. S75. C. L. Trip to
Henry D. Lowell. S75.
st. Albans-J. J. Frost to Orlando E.
Frost. 30.
The Somerset reporter., 1887-03-30
At Wa shinRon.

The Interstate Commerce Commission
has been finally appointed. 1t consists
Of Thomas NJ. Cooley of Michigan, Will
liam r. Morrison of Illinois, Augustus
Schoonmaker of New York, Aldacc f.
Walker of Vermont and Walter A. Bragg
of Alabama. Judge Cooley, The Republic
can member is spoken of as the chairman
of as the Chairman of the Commission
1t will organize at Washington carly in
A pril
The Somerset reporter., 1887-03-30
Notice of Foreclosure,

whereas Thomas Berry of Cnrratnuk. by his
""ftgage deed dated June 30 l-s6, and record
ca III somerset Registry of Deeds, book 100.
p Y 10, conveyed 10 me. the undcrsgr ed. his
blacksmith shop and the lot ON which # stands
IN tarrhtunk III Somerset County, Main !,
bounded on the North by the Pleasant Pond
Tohd East and South BY land of phander
baker, and West by the Gnnada road. heinv the
am" lot said Berry bought of said Baker
ANA whereas the condition of said mortgage
IA, nceh broken, now therefore. by reason of
tnu preach OF Tue condition thereon l claim
notice for that purpose
n, FRANK NJ VITTUM.
Dated ut soon, Me-, March 80, 1857. 3lI9